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Colonialism and violence in Nigeria /
Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Falola's a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
©2009.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Falola's analysis centers on two phases of Nigerian history: the last quarter of the 19th century, when linkages between violence and domination were part of the British conquest; and the first half of the 20th century, which. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253003393 0253003393 1282319752 9781282319752 9786612319754 6612319755 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |